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I did Slimming World 6 years ago when only the green and original days existed. Both worked and I lost the weight I needed for my wedding but I didn't go back.

I rejoined in September last year and was amazed by the Extra Easy plan. I couldn't believe that it would actually work but it really does!

I would definitely recommend the Extra Easy plan because you don't really have to think about it. The key is to make sure that a third of your plate is superfree food (most vegetables and pretty much all fresh fruit fall into this category). Mushrooms are superfree which is great.

My favourite meal is steak, syn-free chips (google the recipe it is a life-saver), mushrooms and tomatoes fried in Fry Light.

Here are a few other meal ideas:

Chicken breast wrapped in bacon (remove the fat first), peppers, new potatoes, onions and carrots all roasted in Fry Light. Add a squeeze of Primula light on the chicken as a sort of cheese sauce (a whole tube is 12 syns so a bit of a squeeze will not be many - it's best to weigh though)

Stew - beef, carrots, potatoes, onions, stock cube, water - chuck it in a slow cooker in the morning and come home to instant dinner!

The SW website and magazines have LOADS of ideas and recipes. The magazine is definitely worth buying for the inspirational stories.

If I think of anything else I'll post again.

Good luck x

September 2010: 10.5lb lost October 2010: 7lb lost SOTM November 2010: 3.5lb lost December 2010: 7lb lost January 2011: 0.5lb gain overall February 2011 : 3.5lb lost March 2011: 2.5lb lost April 2011: 3.5lb lost May 2011: 1.5lb lost June 2011: 3.5lb lost July 2011: 3lb lost August 2011: 2lb lost :character00180:

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My advice would be try them all on different days and see which plans you like best and then you can chose which days you follow which plan.
Just remember, red and green- you get 2 healthy extra's from each section-that's 2 from A and 2 from B. On extra easy you only choose one of each. Remember if you do extra easy to have 1/3 superfree foods in with the meal.
I have tried red and extra easy days, I like the freedom on extra easy but like double healthy extra's on red. I chop and change between the plans.